Olihe Okoro, PhD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota, College of Pharmacy, Duluth. Olihe is a strong advocate for the integration of broader patient context and social determinants in patient care and health services delivery to optimize health outcomes. Her research therefore focuses on health disparities affecting minority and underserved populations. More specifically, her work emphasizes the importance of social determinants, provider-associated factors, and structural inequities that influence health-seeking behavior, healthcare utilization, treatment adherence and consequently health outcomes. As a social and behavioral scientist, Olihe has years of experience engaging Black/African American communities and patient populations in health education and promotion.